Word Witchery: Walking the Path of the Poetry Priestess by Katie Ness

Book review by Heather Dewhurst

Katie Ness has woven together a magical book to inspire anyone to start creating their own words to enchant their lives.

Originally forged from the pain she experienced in the loss of loved ones, the author wrote them poems, spells and invocations.  In this book, she provides us with the evidence that humans have utilised words, in images as well as those with letters, from the archaeological finds in cave art across the world.  Going on to describe those who would have wielded the power of words, the priestesses of ancient civilisations, how the sacred divine was largely lost over the years, where it can still be found.

I appreciated that one of the chapters is ‘Words Are Spells – That’s Why They Call It Spelling’, it is a phrase often heard but this book encourages the reader to delve deep into the path of a wordsmith, to write whether poetry or as a journal, using this as a ritual to uncover the power that words can have on our lives. 

Available from -

Moon Books | Collective Ink (collectiveinkbooks.com)

Amazon

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